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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
</thead>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     178,844</td>
<td class="r data">      43,876</td>
<td class="r data">    24.5</td>
<td class="r data">      67,160</td>
<td class="r data">      22,794</td>
<td class="r data">    33.9</td>
<td class="r data">     111,684</td>
<td class="r data">      21,082</td>
<td class="r data">    18.9</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     200,833</td>
<td class="r data">      47,592</td>
<td class="r data">    23.7</td>
<td class="r data">      78,313</td>
<td class="r data">      25,916</td>
<td class="r data">    33.1</td>
<td class="r data">     122,520</td>
<td class="r data">      21,676</td>
<td class="r data">    17.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     205,231</td>
<td class="r data">      44,278</td>
<td class="r data">    21.6</td>
<td class="r data">      83,669</td>
<td class="r data">      25,215</td>
<td class="r data">    30.1</td>
<td class="r data">     121,562</td>
<td class="r data">      19,063</td>
<td class="r data">    15.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     200,074</td>
<td class="r data">      38,756</td>
<td class="r data">    19.4</td>
<td class="r data">      82,477</td>
<td class="r data">      22,528</td>
<td class="r data">    27.3</td>
<td class="r data">     117,597</td>
<td class="r data">      16,228</td>
<td class="r data">    13.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     192,738</td>
<td class="r data">      36,031</td>
<td class="r data">    18.7</td>
<td class="r data">      82,127</td>
<td class="r data">      21,366</td>
<td class="r data">    26.0</td>
<td class="r data">     110,611</td>
<td class="r data">      14,665</td>
<td class="r data">    13.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     176,100</td>
<td class="r data">      31,686</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
<td class="r data">      78,110</td>
<td class="r data">      19,200</td>
<td class="r data">    24.6</td>
<td class="r data">      97,990</td>
<td class="r data">      12,486</td>
<td class="r data">    12.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     164,994</td>
<td class="r data">      29,208</td>
<td class="r data">    17.7</td>
<td class="r data">      78,474</td>
<td class="r data">      18,451</td>
<td class="r data">    23.5</td>
<td class="r data">      86,520</td>
<td class="r data">      10,757</td>
<td class="r data">    12.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     149,254</td>
<td class="r data">      27,098</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
<td class="r data">      72,495</td>
<td class="r data">      17,288</td>
<td class="r data">    23.8</td>
<td class="r data">      76,759</td>
<td class="r data">       9,810</td>
<td class="r data">    12.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     134,860</td>
<td class="r data">      24,376</td>
<td class="r data">    18.1</td>
<td class="r data">      66,566</td>
<td class="r data">      15,613</td>
<td class="r data">    23.5</td>
<td class="r data">      68,294</td>
<td class="r data">       8,763</td>
<td class="r data">    12.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     118,717</td>
<td class="r data">      22,436</td>
<td class="r data">    18.9</td>
<td class="r data">      58,326</td>
<td class="r data">      14,434</td>
<td class="r data">    24.7</td>
<td class="r data">      60,391</td>
<td class="r data">       8,002</td>
<td class="r data">    13.3</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     173,290</td>
<td class="r data">      39,581</td>
<td class="r data">    22.8</td>
<td class="r data">      62,228</td>
<td class="r data">      18,633</td>
<td class="r data">    29.9</td>
<td class="r data">     111,062</td>
<td class="r data">      20,948</td>
<td class="r data">    18.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     194,879</td>
<td class="r data">      42,866</td>
<td class="r data">    22.0</td>
<td class="r data">      73,044</td>
<td class="r data">      21,338</td>
<td class="r data">    29.2</td>
<td class="r data">     121,835</td>
<td class="r data">      21,528</td>
<td class="r data">    17.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     199,491</td>
<td class="r data">      39,687</td>
<td class="r data">    19.9</td>
<td class="r data">      78,583</td>
<td class="r data">      20,736</td>
<td class="r data">    26.4</td>
<td class="r data">     120,908</td>
<td class="r data">      18,951</td>
<td class="r data">    15.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     194,204</td>
<td class="r data">      34,042</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
<td class="r data">      77,226</td>
<td class="r data">      17,939</td>
<td class="r data">    23.2</td>
<td class="r data">     116,978</td>
<td class="r data">      16,103</td>
<td class="r data">    13.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     186,558</td>
<td class="r data">      31,034</td>
<td class="r data">    16.6</td>
<td class="r data">      76,514</td>
<td class="r data">      16,464</td>
<td class="r data">    21.5</td>
<td class="r data">     110,044</td>
<td class="r data">      14,570</td>
<td class="r data">    13.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     170,529</td>
<td class="r data">      27,070</td>
<td class="r data">    15.9</td>
<td class="r data">      73,060</td>
<td class="r data">      14,680</td>
<td class="r data">    20.1</td>
<td class="r data">      97,469</td>
<td class="r data">      12,390</td>
<td class="r data">    12.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     159,483</td>
<td class="r data">      24,759</td>
<td class="r data">    15.5</td>
<td class="r data">      73,466</td>
<td class="r data">      14,080</td>
<td class="r data">    19.2</td>
<td class="r data">      86,017</td>
<td class="r data">      10,679</td>
<td class="r data">    12.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     143,425</td>
<td class="r data">      22,248</td>
<td class="r data">    15.5</td>
<td class="r data">      67,160</td>
<td class="r data">      12,528</td>
<td class="r data">    18.7</td>
<td class="r data">      76,265</td>
<td class="r data">       9,720</td>
<td class="r data">    12.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     129,879</td>
<td class="r data">      20,262</td>
<td class="r data">    15.6</td>
<td class="r data">      61,993</td>
<td class="r data">      11,585</td>
<td class="r data">    18.7</td>
<td class="r data">      67,886</td>
<td class="r data">       8,677</td>
<td class="r data">    12.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     113,768</td>
<td class="r data">      18,400</td>
<td class="r data">    16.2</td>
<td class="r data">      53,806</td>
<td class="r data">      10,490</td>
<td class="r data">    19.5</td>
<td class="r data">      59,962</td>
<td class="r data">       7,910</td>
<td class="r data">    13.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    27.3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    61.5</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">    77.3</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       5,540</td>
<td class="r data">       4,294</td>
<td class="r data">    77.5</td>
<td class="r data">       4,928</td>
<td class="r data">       4,161</td>
<td class="r data">    84.4</td>
<td class="r data">         612</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">    21.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       5,940</td>
<td class="r data">       4,718</td>
<td class="r data">    79.4</td>
<td class="r data">       5,263</td>
<td class="r data">       4,573</td>
<td class="r data">    86.9</td>
<td class="r data">         677</td>
<td class="r data">         145</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       5,723</td>
<td class="r data">       4,588</td>
<td class="r data">    80.2</td>
<td class="r data">       5,082</td>
<td class="r data">       4,477</td>
<td class="r data">    88.1</td>
<td class="r data">         641</td>
<td class="r data">         111</td>
<td class="r data">    17.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       5,859</td>
<td class="r data">       4,711</td>
<td class="r data">    80.4</td>
<td class="r data">       5,247</td>
<td class="r data">       4,586</td>
<td class="r data">    87.4</td>
<td class="r data">         612</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       6,167</td>
<td class="r data">       4,989</td>
<td class="r data">    80.9</td>
<td class="r data">       5,603</td>
<td class="r data">       4,895</td>
<td class="r data">    87.4</td>
<td class="r data">         564</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       5,555</td>
<td class="r data">       4,606</td>
<td class="r data">    82.9</td>
<td class="r data">       5,041</td>
<td class="r data">       4,511</td>
<td class="r data">    89.5</td>
<td class="r data">         514</td>
<td class="r data">          95</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       5,495</td>
<td class="r data">       4,438</td>
<td class="r data">    80.8</td>
<td class="r data">       4,994</td>
<td class="r data">       4,360</td>
<td class="r data">    87.3</td>
<td class="r data">         501</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">    15.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       5,807</td>
<td class="r data">       4,833</td>
<td class="r data">    83.2</td>
<td class="r data">       5,318</td>
<td class="r data">       4,745</td>
<td class="r data">    89.2</td>
<td class="r data">         489</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       4,964</td>
<td class="r data">       4,104</td>
<td class="r data">    82.7</td>
<td class="r data">       4,565</td>
<td class="r data">       4,020</td>
<td class="r data">    88.1</td>
<td class="r data">         399</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       4,937</td>
<td class="r data">       4,030</td>
<td class="r data">    81.6</td>
<td class="r data">       4,515</td>
<td class="r data">       3,940</td>
<td class="r data">    87.3</td>
<td class="r data">         422</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">    21.3</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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